Working with Banyan is really about the journey you go on with your team. Having the courage to have frank conversations with team members who are family members. It becomes your navigation point.
— Family CEO
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How Family Business Owners Should Bring the Next Generation into the Company
“Go find your passion,’’ Henry directed his children when they reached their late teens and early twenties. “Find your interests […]
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Should You Join the Family Business?
Richard (not his real name) graduated from college on a Friday. Three days later he would start his first day on […]
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Building Your Own Network When You’re Part of a Family Business
Ashley Fina’s grandfather was a natural networker. As the founder of his own New York retail store, Michael C. Fina […]
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For Panda Express Owners, It’s About Family
At the entrance to the Rosemead, Calif., headquarters of Panda Restaurant Group, the parent company of Panda Express, Panda Inn […]
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Everything You Need To Know About Building the Best Board of Directors for Your Company
Over dinner recently, my 14-year-old daughter asked me when she would be allowed to drive. My first inclination was to […]
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The Common Traps of Working in Your Family’s Business
“What’s wrong — is the company going bankrupt? Are we being sold?”
For Charlie, who had joined his family’s bakery business […]
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Empty Structures Syndrome: Losing the energy that drives governance.
It’s a paradox: Some family owner groups in the third, fourth, fifth generation, and beyond, have sophisticated governance structures and […]
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Signs You’re Losing Control of Your Family Business
When the non-family chairman/CEO unexpectedly told family business owners that they had to live without dividends or sell the business, […]
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"Is Your Client’s Generational Transition Stuck?
Times of generational transition are often rife with conflict, which, if not managed adeptly, can end disastrously. In many cases, […]
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The 5 Models of Family Business Ownership
One of the first questions we ask clients is, “How do you own your family business?” Often the response is […]